Principal Software Engineer - Java/Polygot

**Location:** Remote. Candidates must currently reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia. **Employment type:** Full\-time **Work authorization:** Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship About Tivly Tivly is one of the largest marketplaces for commercial insurance in the United States, connecting business owners looking to protect their businesses with insurance carriers that fit their needs. Since 2009, Tivly has established a network of over 200 trusted carriers, agents, and brokers serving a wide range of businesses. About the Role The Principal Engineer is a highly hands\-on technical leadership role at Tivly, responsible for designing, building, and scaling the core software systems that power our technology platform. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, this role helps define Tivly's technical direction and drives system architecture decisions. You'll apply modern engineering practices, from microservices architecture and API development to multi\-language (polyglot) solutions, to improve performance, reliability, and scalability across our products. Success in this position requires deep technical expertise, strong architectural judgment, and a commitment to mentoring engineers. The goal is high\-quality, maintainable software that supports business growth and innovation. What You'll Do Architecture \& Technical Direction Own the architecture and design of distributed systems serving millions of insurance leads and transactions. Evaluate new technologies and frameworks to enhance performance and maintainability. Contribute to strategic technology roadmap planning and cross\-team alignment. Hands\-On Engineering Lead by example through hands\-on coding, technical reviews, and system optimization. Support cross\-functional development in multiple languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Go). Ensure security, relia... **INDEED INTERNAL TEST JOB:** Please note that this is a test job used to test the Indeed Apply production system. This is NOT A REAL JOB and you are requested not to apply for the job